Private nonprofit · Community college

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, New York · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $14,826
Avg net price: 78%
Grad / completion: $41,093
Median earnings

Apex Technical School is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Long Island City, New York (large city setting), enrolling 1,400 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,400 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Long Island City, New York

Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. At the time of its incorporation, Long Island City had between 12,000 and 15,000 residents. City ordinances could be passed by a majority vote of the Board of Aldermen and the mayor's signature. Long Island City was the home of 5 Pointz, a building housing artists' studios, which was legally painted on by a number of graffiti artists and was prominently visible near the Court Square station on the 7 and <7> trains. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 4 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How Apex Technical School compares

Graduation rate78%

Higher than 74% · #72 of 185 in New York

First-year retention69%

Higher than 42%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,093

Higher than 73% · #76 of 148 in New York

Average net price$14,826

Cheaper than 51% · #75 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,400

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Apex Technical School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women463%
Men1,35497%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White6.4%
Black27%
Hispanic32%
Asian5.9%
Other or multiracial28%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,400
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 59%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 41%
Median family income: $14,129

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $14,826

Outcomes

Graduated: 78%
First-year retention: 69%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,264
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,093
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

78%

Low-income (Pell)

71%

First-generation

72%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $100

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$14,850

$30–48k

$13,198

$48–75k

$13,803

$75–110k

—

$110k+

$21,223

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

31%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,500

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 31% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 924 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $41,093
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 23%
Out-earn a HS grad: 44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,501

Men

$41,519

Men out-earn women by $9,018 (28%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 49.5″
Annual snow: 29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Apex Technical School graduates study — and earn

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

391 grads$31k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$10k debt

391$30,816$47,041$9,500 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

158 grads$36k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$10k debt

158$36,136$46,540$9,500 Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

153 grads$29k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$10k debt

153$29,497$44,566$9,500 Precision Metal Working

110 grads$31k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$10k debt

110$30,807$40,823$9,500 Construction Trades, General

97 grads$24k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$10k debt

97$23,562$42,804$9,500 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

92 grads$30k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$10k debt

92$30,036$35,513$9,500

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.